Starting from the roots of Konoha, they were the masterminds behind the scenes.

After a barrage of attacks, Temari and Kankuro were knocked unconscious.

The sand armor on Gaara's body also fell off in a flurry.

"As expected of a Jinchūriki of a Tailed Beast!"

Kisame couldn't help but sigh.

"You...you've angered me!"

Gaara's expression turned ferocious and excited, then he went berserk, his body rapidly changing, revealing the enormous body of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast.

Immediately afterwards, Gaara's half-body appeared above Shukaku's head and he formed hand seals.

The next moment, Gaara fell into a deep sleep, while Shukaku regained consciousness.

"Yo-ho!"

A sharp, long howl echoed throughout Sunagakure Village.

"I'm going to wipe you all out!"

Shukaku looked up and locked onto Deidara in the air. It pressed its front paws against its abdomen, and in the next moment, huge wind balls burst out of Shukaku's mouth one after another.

Deidara swiftly dodged on his clay bird.

"That's really impressive!"

Kisame watched, then formed hand seals.

This time, he's going to do something big.

The massive amount of chakra condensed and then transformed into water.

As the ninjutsu was unleashed, a giant water sphere rapidly formed, engulfing everything around it.

Shukaku, who was attacking Deidara, noticed this and raised its claws to tear apart the expanding water sphere, but its claws sank directly into the water sphere, and then its huge body was quickly submerged by the water sphere.

"Experience the art of explosion!"

Deidara was still quite angry from the attack, so he created a large number of tracking clay birds that flew down from the sky and disappeared into the water sphere.

Before Kisame could even attack Shukaku after fusing with Samehada, the birds had already surrounded Shukaku, and then... boom!

The violent explosion made the entire water sphere seem to boil, and then it exploded with a roar.

A massive amount of water was poured out directly.

After the explosion, Shukaku's enormous body was gone, and only the unconscious Gaara floated on the water.

Before Shukaku could unleash its power, it was blasted back into Gaara's body by Deidara.

……

the other side.

When Gaara transformed into Shukaku, the Kazekage Rasa sensed it. He immediately led his guards from the Kazekage Building, but was ambushed by the Sand Iron and had to stop.

"The Third Hokage... Sasori!"

Luo Sha's face was grim as he stared at Sasori, who slowly emerged from the shadows.

"You all go to Gaara's side."

Luo Sha gave the order.

The Kazekage Guards immediately obeyed and leaped away, but were intercepted by Kizo Biwa.

However, Shukaku's commotion was so great that a large number of Sand Ninja rushed towards the direction of the battle.

However, by the time they arrived, Gaara had already been taken into the air by Deidara.

One by one, the Sand Ninja chased each other on the rooftop.

"Indeed, explosions are the only eternal art. Hmm!"

Deidara was in a very good mood and ignored the Sand Ninja following below.

Upon arriving at the site of Sasori's battle with Rasa, Deidara immediately shouted, "Sasori-senpai, do you need any help?"

Although they weren't teammates, they were among the few people in the Akatsuki who could get along well because they both pursued the art of eternity, even though their pursuits of the art of eternity were different.

Sasori looked up and said calmly, "Now that we've achieved our objective, let's retreat!"

Deidara smiled happily and said, "Understood!"

Luo Sha also noticed the sky, and his expression immediately turned ugly: "Damn it!"

At this moment, the detonated birds flew down from the sky.

"Click!"

As Deidara roared, birds exploded one after another, billowing smoke and dust.

As the smoke cleared, Deidara, Sasori, and their companions were carried into the sky by the Clay Bird and headed out of Sunagakure.

"Track it now!"

Luo Sha gave the order.

Many Sand Ninja immediately gave chase on the ground, but unfortunately, after chasing them outside the Sand Village, they quickly lost sight of their target in the air.

……

Hidden Rock Village, Earth Shadow Building.

Ōnoki, who was engrossed in his work, suddenly looked up and saw White Zetsu emerge from underground: "Akatsuki."

Onoki was very unhappy.

Bai Zetsu ignored Onoki's expression and smiled, "I'm very sorry, Tsuchikage-sama. Of course, I meant no harm."

"I've come here as a partner to remind Lord Tsuchikage that the Akatsuki have begun targeting Jinchūriki."

"Perhaps the Jinchuriki of all the major ninja villages have already been captured!"

Onoki frowned upon hearing this: "Jinchūriki? Why would the Akatsuki target Jinchūriki? Who hired them?"

He himself enjoyed hiring members of the Akatsuki organization as henchmen, so naturally he thought the same of others.

Bai Jue chuckled lightly: "I don't need to spell that out, do I?"

"Lord Tsuchikage, your time is running out."

Having said that, Bai Jue didn't delay any longer, his body sinking down and quickly disappearing.

Onoki frowned, his body floated up from his seat, circled the room a few times, and then issued a series of orders.

Starting the next day, one bad news after another began to arrive.

The Sand Village was attacked by the Akatsuki organization, and the One-Tailed Jinchuriki was taken away.

Then, similar situations occurred in Kirigakure and Kumogakure, where the Akatsuki forcibly broke in and took away the Jinchūriki.

However, Konoha is not included in this list.

"Is Konoha collecting the Tailed Beasts?"

Onoki's face was gloomy and ugly, and he didn't understand why the Akatsuki organization was helping Konoha.

It's important to know that the Akatsuki organization was backed by Madara Uchiha.

Did Madara Uchiha help Konoha collect the Tailed Beasts?

Or was Madara Uchiha collecting the Tailed Beasts himself?

Ohnoki had deep suspicions, so he did not act rashly.

Anyway, their four-tailed and five-tailed beasts had already been taken by Konoha.

While Onoki remained calm, Kirigakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure became restless, each dispatching their elite forces to search for the Jinchūriki.

A month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside a huge cave in the Land of Rain.

On this day, the core members of the Akatsuki gathered here, and Nagato summoned the Gedo Mazo.

Immediately afterwards, Obito Uchiha released the tailed beasts one by one from his Kamui dimension.

From one tail to eight tails.

However, these are all half-bodies, and they are now under the hypnotic control of Obito Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan.

Standing atop the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path on a single finger, Nagato declared, "Everyone, let's begin the sealing!"

Obito Uchiha and the others also leaped up and took their positions.

Snapped!

Nagato clasped his hands together, and the next moment, the Gedo Mazo opened its mouth, and a massive amount of chakra gathered.

Wearing a mask and disguised as Tobi, Madara Uchiha watched in astonishment, secretly wondering, "He's actually mastered the Rinnegan to this extent?"

Splash!

The sound of chains rattling rang out as chakra chains shot out from the mouth of the Gedo Mazo, wrapping around the necks of the tailed beasts.

"seal!"

Nagato gave a low shout, and the One-Tailed Beast was the first to be pulled into the mouth of the Gedo Mazo.

Next comes the Two-Tailed Fox, then the Three-Tailed Fox... and finally the Eight-Tailed Fox.

Each time the Gedo Mazo swallows a tailed beast, one of its eyes opens.

When the seal was broken, Zetsu emerged from the ground: "Now all that's left is the Nine-Tails!"

Nagato looked at Orochimaru: "Orochimaru."

Orochimaru nodded and smiled: "No problem."

He formed a hand seal, and two coffins rose from the ground. When the coffin lids opened, they revealed the Golden Horn and Silver Horn brothers.

"The two brothers from Kumogakure who ate the flesh and blood of the Nine-Tails..."

Madara Uchiha frowned slightly at first, then chuckled to himself, "That's fine, saves me the trouble of finding a way to weaken him later."

The chains extended again, pulling both the Golden Horned King and the Silver Horned King into the demonic statue, and the last eye opened as well.

Leaf.

Hoshino, who was shopping for groceries with Tsunade and the others, suddenly looked up.

"What's wrong?"

"Tsunade asked."

Kushina Uzumaki and Nono Yakushi also looked at Hoshino Shu.

Hoshita Hide smiled and said, "I sensed familiar chakra. It's alright."

The latest novel is first published here!

The Ten-Tails has been revived!

The grand show is about to begin.

After buying groceries and returning home, while Kushina Uzumaki and Nono Yakushi were busy in the kitchen, Hoshino Shuu said to Tsunade, "The Ten-Tails has been revived."

Tsunade's gaze sharpened: "Is Nagato going to become the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki?"

Xingxia Xiu shook her head: "Not that fast yet."

"However, the four great ninja villages should be getting restless. Madara Uchiha will definitely show up and join forces with them again."

"They might pin the Eye of the Moon Project on us, or on Nagato."

Tsunade snorted coldly, "This time, we must take care of all these guys at once."

After saying that, she turned and left, saying, "I'm going to get things set up."

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "I'll bring you food later."

at the same time.

Kumogakure, Raikage's office.

Upon seeing the White Zetsu suddenly appear, the Fourth Raikage instantly flew into a rage: "Those Akatsuki guys... how dare they show their faces in front of me!"

With a beast-like roar, before White Zetsu could even speak, the Fourth Raikage's large hand had already gripped White Zetsu's neck: "Damn it, hand over Yukito and Bee!"

Bai Jue's eyes widened: "This guy's speed... is simply impossible to react to."

At this moment, Yun Ren heard the commotion and rushed into the office, only to be stunned by the scene before him.

White Zetsu said with difficulty, "I came here today to tell you about the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails."

The Fourth Raikage roared, "Speak!"

"Where are Yukito and Bi?"

White Zetsu said, "Well... the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails have now been taken by the Akatsuki, and the Akatsuki is actually controlled by Konoha."

"Uchiha Madara was killed by Hoshino Hideyuki in a sneak attack after the last great battle."

"That Uchiha Madara from Akatsuki was actually Obito Uchiha from Konoha in disguise."

The Fourth Raikage was stunned: "What on earth is going on?"

"Speak quickly, or I won't hesitate to break your neck."

Meeting the Raikage was definitely not a good mission.

Bai Jue sighed inwardly, but smiled and said, "It's for a plan left behind by a Sage of Six Paths, called the Eye of the Moon."

"By gathering all the tailed beasts, the legendary Ten-Tails can be revived. The Sage of Six Paths was the first Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Once you become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, you will have the ability to destroy the world and create a new one."

"Now that the Ten-Tails has been resurrected, the four great ninja villages are also facing a life-or-death situation."

The Fourth Raikage casually tossed the White Zetsu aside, and Darui quickly said, "Lord Raikage, this guy's words may not be reliable."

White Zetsu got up and said, "Hehe, besides the rogue ninjas from various villages, the Akatsuki members include Nagato, who possesses the Rinnegan, and Hoshino Hideaki, who impersonated Uchiha Madara, and Obito Uchiha, who is from Konoha."

"Most importantly, although Amegakure appears to have broken ties with Konoha, they haven't actually done so. Yahiko and Konan are both disciples of Hoshinobi Hideaki, and many of the ANBU members in Amegakure are actually ninjas from Konoha's Root!"

"In short, this information has been given to you; whether you believe it or not is up to you."

"If you don't believe me, then just wait to be wiped out by Konoha!"

The usually volatile Fourth Raikage had calmed down: "You belong to Madara Uchiha, don't you?"

"Then why didn't you tell us before?"

Bai Zetsu said, "Because Lord Madara was killed by Hoshino Shuu before, I had no choice but to submit to Hoshino Shuu."

"And now, Lord Madara has been resurrected with Orochimaru's help."

"The Tsuchikage, Mizukage, and Kazekage should know this news by now. If you want to live, you'd better form an alliance to fight against Konoha together."

"At that time, Lord Madara will show up, and then you will know that all this information is true."

After saying that, White Zetsu immediately ran away.

The Fourth Raikage didn't stop him, turning to look at Tsuchikage: "Tsuchikage, what do you think?"

Tsuchikage said, "Lord Raikage, I feel it is necessary to contact the other Kage."

"Regardless of whether the information is true or false, it is highly likely that the tailed beasts are now controlled by the same force, and the information about the Ten-Tails and its Jinchuriki is probably not false."

The Fourth Raikage nodded: "I understand."

"In that case, immediately send someone to contact the Kazekage, the Mizukage, and that guy Onoki!"

The Third Raikage died at the hands of the Iwa ninja, but at this moment, he can only temporarily put aside his hatred.

Konoha... is definitely not something that the Hidden Cloud Village can contend with.

Especially that guy, Xingxia Xiu...

The Fourth Raikage was filled with dread at the thought of Hoshino Shuu.

The four great ninja villages' kage, along with Madara Uchiha, attacked them, but none of them killed him; instead, the Third Mizukage was killed.

What is that guy's strength like now?

three days later.

Inside Takigakure Village.

The four major film studios reunite.

Madara Uchiha finally made his appearance.

"Onoki, now you should understand clearly that Hoshishita Hide faked his death to get you to start a war."

"Thus, Iwagakure lost the Five-Tails."

Madara Uchiha.

Yagura asked, "Then why weren't the tailed beasts of the other ninja villages taken away in the process?"

Madara Uchiha said, "Because Konoha cannot afford the losses from being besieged by you."

"So he chose to establish the Akatsuki organization, using it to absorb rogue ninja in order to collect the Tailed Beasts."

"But things are different now. The Ten-Tails has been resurrected, and Konoha now has enough power."

Rasa said, "In that case, we can say that it's impossible to defeat Konoha."

Madara Uchiha said calmly, "Without me, you indeed have no chance of defeating him."

"Because having the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki means that you can control the 100,000 White Zetsu army left behind by the Sage of Six Paths, and you no longer have the advantage in numbers."

These words caused Onoki and the others to change color and their faces to turn ugly.

A smile appeared in Madara Uchiha's eyes: "But now I've been resurrected."

"Although I haven't recovered all my strength, I'm still stronger than I was in that battle."

"And the control of the 100,000 White Zetsu is in my hands."

White Zetsu added, "The most crucial point is that Konoha currently doesn't know that Lord Madara has been resurrected."

The four members of the Onoki group remained silent.

Madara Uchiha said calmly, "Your time is running out."

"If you're unwilling to form an alliance, then after I take down Konoha, you'll be my next target."

Onoki and the others changed color again.

Yagura said, "How can we trust you in that case?"

Madara Uchiha didn't care at all: "Did you all believe me before?"

You now only have two choices.

"Form an alliance to fight against Konoha and reclaim the Tailed Beasts. Or, I'll deal with Konoha first, and then I'll deal with you all."

Onoki's face was gloomy. He had a very bad feeling. Not only was the situation completely out of his control, but he didn't even have the initiative.

The four figures exchanged glances, then nodded slightly in unison. (End of Chapter)